Our budgets

Financial income and expenditure shown in table format.

The tables below show the income Wigan Council receives for the financial year 2010/2011.

 Where the money comes from Amount 
 Government Grant  £31.9m
 National Business Rates  £103.1m
 Council Tax  £132.2m
 TOTAL  £267.2m

The tables below show where the money is allocated to.

 Where the money goes Amount 
 Wigan Council services £226.5m 
 Shevington Parish and Haigh Parish £0.1m 
 Greater Manchester Police Authority £13.9m 
 Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority £5.1m 
 Greater Manchester Passenger Transport £21.8m 
 Direct Revenue Financing £0 
 Contribution to / from reserves £0
 Deficit on collection fund - £0.2m
 TOTAL £267.2m 

The table below shows how Wigan Council spends its share of the money on.

 What Wigan Council spends it money on Amount 

 Adult Health and Wellbeing

(services include day services, passenger transport for day services, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, community meals, home care, protecting vulnerable adults)

 £77.5m

 Building Stronger Communities

(working with our partners, Building Stronger Communities services include neighbourhood teams, alley gating, tackling anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol awareness campaigns.)

 £3.2m

 Children, Young People and Families

(services include education, children and family centres, child protection, careers and skills advice, school transport, crossing patrols)

 £62.0m

 Economy, Environment, Culture and Housing

(services include parks and open spaces, refuse collection, street works and road maintenance, trading standards, sheltered accommodation and council houses)

 £66.3m

 Audit, Governance and Improvement

(services include internal audit procedures, preparing for external audits, evaluating services with a view to finding where efficiency savings are possible)

 £12.8m
 Capital  £4.6m
 ChargesEnvironment Agency Flood Defence Levy  £0.1m
 TOTAL  £226.5m

Contact Details

Media and Communications Team
E-mail mct@wigan.gov.uk
Opening Hours 8:45am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Phone Number 01942 828145
Facilities Disabled Access,  Disabled Toilets,  Lift, 
Address Wigan Council, Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1YN
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